Pacem relinquo vobis, pacem meam do vobis; non quomodo mundus dat, ego do vobis. Non turbetur cor vestrum neque formidet. (John 14:27)
The airline Ryanair is considering charging passengers one pound to use toilet facilities onboard flights, its boss Michael O'Leary told BBC Breakfast.
Chief executive Michael O'Leary said to BBC that the Dublin-based carrier was looking at maybe installing a "coin slot on the toilet door".
Asked by the incredulous presenter what passengers would do if they found themselves without money mid-flight, O'Leary replied: "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound".
Michael O'Leary said: "We're always in Ryanair looking at the ways of constantly lowering the costs of air travel and making it more affordable and easier for passengers to fly with us".
The Irish airline is renowned for its cheap flights and regularly advertises competition-crushing deals to boost capacity on its short-haul routes.
The company has made no secret of its quest to boost revenue by any means possible.
It already charges for food and each bag checked into the hold is subject to a fee.
But as Rochelle Turner, head of research at Which? Holiday, said to BBC: "Charging people to go to the toilet might result in fewer people buying overpriced drinks on board".
Last week Ryanair confirmed it planned to close all of its airport check-in desks by the end of the year in a bid to reduce the cost of its flights.
From the start of 2010, all Ryanair passengers will need to check in online in order to confirm their flights.
Often restrooms in Europe cost. I don't like it, but it is up to the company, and people here are used to pay to go to the toilet.
"Ita et vos, cum videritis haec omnia, scitote quia prope est in ianuis", Matthew 24:33.
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